The typing is on the wall: Australia’s healthcare future needs a digitally capable workforce

• DOI: 10.1071/ah23142
• Publication Date: 2023-09-25T01:24:47Z
• Authors: Leanna Woods; Anna Janssen; Samantha Robertson; Clare Morgan; Kerryn Butler-Hen...; Andrew Burton-Jones; Clair Sullivan
• Keywords: Digital Health; Leverage (statistics); Population Health; Workforce Planning

Digital health technologies are a proposed solution to improve healthcare delivery and reduce pressures on the system, but these new much of workforce. This perspective paper highlights lessons learned from global experience rapid digital transformation workforces, including fostering culture learning, ensuring accreditation recognition, adopting transdisciplinary approach. Evidence-based actions address recommendations (1) ensure foundational workforce capability (2) build specialist career pathways. Australia must take national approach strategically leverage strong collaborations across sectors healthcare, education government consistent, regulated sustainable capability.